Queen Mary, University of London

Spyros Maniatis LLB (Athens), LLM (London), PhD (London)

Spyros Maniatis is Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies.


Research Interests

History of IPRs and Innovation; Trade Marks; Unfair Competition; Innovation Theories


Publications Since 2001

Trade Mark Use on the Internet, in J. Philips and I. Simon (Editors), Trade Mark Use, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, 263-279, ISBN: 0199280339 [URL]

Whither European Trade Mark Law? Arsenal and Davidoff: the Creative Disorder Stage [2003] 7 Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 99-147, ISSN: 1092-5899 [URL]

Trade Mark Law and Domain Names: Back to Basics? [2002] 24(8) European Intellectual Property Review 397-408, ISSN: 0142-0461 [URL]

Trade Mark Rights: A Justification Based on Property [2002] 6(2) Intellectual Property Quarterly 123-171, ISSN: 1364-906X [URL]

Trade Mark and Passing Off Cases (Co-author with C. Wilson), in E. Barendt and A. Firth (Editors), The Yearbook of Copyright and Media Law Volume 6, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, 265-299, ISBN: 0199245843 [URL]

Dilution in Europe, in H. Hansen (Editor), International Intellectual Property Law and Policy Volume 7, New York: Juris, 2002, 43-1 to 43-17, ISBN: 1578231116 [URL]

Shapes as Trade Marks: Public Policy, Functional Considerations and Consumer Perception (Co-author with A. Firth and E. Gredley) [2001] 23(2) European Intellectual Property Review 86-99, ISSN: 0142-0461 [URL]

Greece (Co-author with G.A. Zannos), in M. Blakeney (Editor), Border Control of Intellectual Property Rights, London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, GRE-1 to GRE-10, ISBN: 0421710004 [URL]


Other Selected Publications

Domain Names: Global Policy and Procedure (Co-author with J.R. Olsen and N. Wood), London, West / Sweet & Maxwell, 2000, ISBN: 0421727209 [URL]

Intellectual Property and Ethics (Co-editor with L. Bently), London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1998, ISBN: 042162440X [URL]

Design and Copyright Protection of Products: World Law and Practice (Co-author with M. Macdonald and U. Suthersanen), London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1997, ISBN: 0752003976 [URL]

Trade Marks, Trade Names, and Unfair Competition: World Law and Practice (Co-author with J.R. Olsen), London, Sweet & Maxwell, 1996, ISBN: 0752002759 [URL]

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